RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Dionysius Exiguus

475 - 544

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Dionysius Exiguus (Latin for "Dionysius the Humble"; Greek: Διονύσιος; c. 470 – c. 544) was a 6th-century Eastern Roman monk born in Scythia Minor. He was a member of a community of Scythian monks concentrated in Tomis (present-day Constanța, Romania), the major city of Scythia Minor. Dionysius is best known as the inventor of Anno Domini (AD) dating, which is used to number the years of both the Gregorian calendar and the (Christianised) Julian calendar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dionysius Exiguus has received more than 777,502 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Dionysius Exiguus is the 431st most popular religious figure (up from 533rd in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 228th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Turkish Religious Figure.

Dionysius Exiguus is most famous for the work he did in the 6th century to calculate the date of Easter.

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  • 2.81

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 431 out of 3,187. Before him are Januarius, Vincent of Saragossa, Saint Titus, Anas ibn Malik, Philomena, and Clement of Ohrid. After him are Eber, Pope John V, Pope Leo II, Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Valentine, and Sumayyah bint Khabbat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 475, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 1. After him are Clotilde, Vitiges, and Tribonian. Among people deceased in 544, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 1. After him are Imru' al-Qais, and Solomon.

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 16 out of 169. Before him are Posidonius (-135), Hecuba (null), Balbinus (178), Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), and Clement of Ohrid (840). After him are Gülfem Hatun (1500), Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Briseis (null), Alexios III Angelos (1153), and Glycerius (430).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Turkey

Among religious figures born in Turkey, Dionysius Exiguus ranks 3. Before him are Ulfilas (311), and Clement of Ohrid (840). After him are Pope Vitalian (600), Pope Sabinian (530), Pope John VII (650), Philemon (100), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Expeditus (300), Papias of Hierapolis (70), Flavian of Constantinople (380), and Melito of Sardis (140).

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